1968 Candidates Tournament

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
gptkbp:broadcasts gptkb:television
gptkbp:chess_board_type standard chessboard
gptkbp:chess_clock_increment 30 minutes after 40 moves
gptkbp:chess_clock_time_control 2 hours for 40 moves
gptkbp:chess_endgame_techniques demonstrated advanced endgame techniques
gptkbp:chess_federation_involvement gptkb:FIDE
gptkbp:chess_opening popularized certain openings
expanded players' repertoires
gptkbp:chess_pieces_type gptkb:Staunton_pieces
gptkbp:chess_rating_system_used Elo rating system
gptkbp:end_date 1968-04-15
gptkbp:final_standings Buchholz system
Spassky 10.5, Petrosian 9.5
gptkbp:first_match 1968-04-15
1968-03-01
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:1971_Candidates_Tournament
gptkbp:format double round-robin
gptkbp:game_community inspired future tournaments
gptkbp:held_in gptkb:Yugoslavia
gptkbp:historical_context Cold War era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1968 Candidates Tournament
gptkbp:influence increased popularity of chess
gptkbp:legacy part of chess history
gptkbp:location gptkb:Belgrade
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive
gptkbp:notable_games gptkb:Korchnoi_vs_Tal
gptkb:Spassky_vs_Petrosian
Geller vs Portisch
gptkbp:notable_player gptkb:Mikhail_Tal
gptkb:Lajos_Portisch
gptkb:Boris_Spassky
gptkb:Viktor_Korchnoi
gptkb:Tigran_Petrosian
gptkb:Efim_Geller
gptkb:Leonid_Stein
gptkbp:number_of_players 8
gptkbp:official_website gptkb:N/_A
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:1965_Candidates_Tournament
gptkbp:rounds gptkb:14
gptkbp:runner_up gptkb:Tigran_Petrosian
gptkbp:significance World Chess Championship qualification
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:start_date 1968-03-01
gptkbp:strategy emphasis on positional play
gptkbp:tournament widely discussed
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Boris_Spassky
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1965_Candidates_Tournament
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6